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thanks for your reply! that's kind of discouraging though. though i have a silly question, would it be possible to get 2 (for the AC56) RP-SMA extension cables, and put them between the card and the "extension" base that comes with the device? would this be the same cable, regardless of...

Hi, Does anyone know for certain (like, if you own this, could you measure it for me?) how long the extension cable for the external antenna base is? On Amazon, someone says it's 100cm, someone says it's 3 ft, someone says it' around 2 ft....another review of the higher model, AC68, says that...

actually i haven't opened the PCE-AC56 yet because i can't seem to figure out just how long the extension cable is. the one i have now for my tp-link antenna is 130cm...very conveniently advertised on their website. i need at least 100cm, and that's kind of pushing it....but it looks shorter...

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-wireless-network-card-pceac56 I got that one. Was about the same price, about 90, as the tp link plus 2 antennas. The one you linked is about $160 in this part of Canada and I couldn't stomach it, especially since I don't have an ac router. Thamks for the...

Hi, I have an older TP-Link SOHO WN781ND wifi card on one of my PCs one floor below my router, and i have it attached to the TP-LINK TL-ANT2408C, Indoor 8dBi Omni Directional Antenna, which I place on top of my desk. This setup has worked pretty well for me the last couple of years. Recently...

these 5ghz pci-e adapters all seem to have more than 1 antenna. i only have one antenna now, attached to a cable and a larger external antenna on my desk. anyone have experience hooking 2 or 3 antennas up to extension cables? does this work well? it's basically what i have set up now, but...

Thanks, htismage. This is true even though the 2.4ghz and 5ghz radio broadcast different SSIDs? I guess this shouldn't matter? Also, regarding speeds (PC is about 15 ft diagonally below on a different level from router), the PC has a 2.4 ghz 802.11n card. Meanwhile, other devices tend to be...

Hi all, I have an HTPC connected to my router via a LAN cable, and several wifi-connected devices including another PC on a different floor of the house with a PCIe 2.4 GHz 802.11n wifi card. The Netgear WNDR3700 router only broadcasts with the 2.4 b/g/n signal, as most of my devices are older...

thanks guys, that's the kind of setup i'm trying to go for, everything's pretty close so i shouldn't have too many range problems. i'd rather not have to drop more money on an access point cause like i said, everything's relatively close. HTPC will be wired to router and cable modem...

thanks for the replies, guys. my wndr3700 is dual band, and it does broadcast a separate ssid for the 2.4 ghz and 5ghz, so i should be able to connect to the 2.4 network with my older laptops, and the 5 ghz with the new computer. my question is, i also have an HTPC that is connected to the...

hi all, this kind of builds on a previous question i had, which was very kindly answered by the people on this forum. i have a server htpc that has a wired connection to my netgear wndr3700 router. the router has 2 radios, 2.4 and 5ghz. i have a few wireless g laptops that access files...

thanks, stevech. I'll keep those considerations in mind. my wndr3700 has an internal antenna, and technically the new pc will be at about....35 degrees diagonally below from the vertical. hopefully it won't hurt my connection. as i said, i'm currently using my laptop with a 2.4 ghz...

thanks, claykin! i picked the ae1000 because it has some pretty decent reviews, and it has switchable n/g. all else fails, i'll just switch to g and connect to my g network. i've been using my laptops in the exact location of the intended new desktop pc, and wireless (G)...

Hi all, first off, yes, i've read the sticky about about mixing n/legacy clients, and the attached article, and various other articles on the subject, and i understand that network performance will suffer if you have n/g clients on the same network. i just hope to confirm that i'm...

Hi all, i've got my cable internet connection connected into the 2nd floor of a 3 story townhouse, deliberately so to maximize the potential of a wireless router's range. i'm installing a media centre pc right next to the router, wired, and want to be able to serve music/movies to...